In hospital,all are waiting outside the ICU..

Sarala is hugging Prachi and crying..

At that time a couple came there ..

That man holds abhi's hands and says," beta...we don't know how to thank you...you calmed the rage in many parents hearts by saving their daughters..."

Abhi : please don't say big words...don't thank me just pray for my sister..

Lady: god will bless you and your family with all the happiness... your wife and kids should live long..

Then she blessed abhigya and Purbul by touching their heads..

Then they went from there...

Pragya holds abhi's hand and leans on his shoulder..

Ab: are you fine fuggy

Pragya just nods..

Bulbul sees pragya closing her eyes..

Bu: pragya if you are tired then go and sit near maa and..

Before she could complete pragya fainted on abhi's arms..

Abhi made her to sit near Sarala ....Sarala laid pragya's head on her lap..

After sometime, the doctor comes out and says," I checked rhea...she is heavily drugged ... so she will gain conscious only tomorrow... don't worry she is physically abused but not more than that"

Sa: matlab she is safe

Do: she is safe , she got many hits with belts and slaps that's all..all the girls rescued from that godown are drugged ,tortured and manhandled but safe ...no one is raped....

All breathed in relief...

Next day, doctor said rhea is suffering from Post traumatic stress disorder and she is not willing to meet anyone..

After assuring her that she is safe and no one will hurt her, she accepted to meet her mother..

Two weeks later, Sarala is peeping inside rhea's room and smiles seeing something..

Prachi and bulbul pulls Sarala aside and asks," what are you seeing inside"

Sa: I am seeing how rhea is laughing with Sandeep..

Sandeep is rhea's class mate...he helped rhea a lot to come out of her trauma.. after that incident rhea stopped going to college but daily evening Sandeep comes to rhea's house and helps her with her studies...

Prachi tells them," you know maa, he likes her a lot...in college he will not speak with any other girls except our rhea .."

Then the three together peeps in and sees rhea's smile after many days...

First one week rhea had many nightmares, she used to get scared seeing outsiders but slowly she is recovering..

That evening, abhi went to ranbir's college to pick up him .. while returning..

Ra: Bhai...see there fatty

They sees pragya drinking lassi with a boy..

Ab: who is that boy

Ra: if you don't know then how will I know..

Abhi stops the bike near her and said ranbir

Ab: call her ranbir

Ranbir smiles seeing his jealousy..

Ranbir shouts," fatty"

Pragya sees them and rushed near them..

Pr: ranbir you get down and come in bus

Ra: you go and stand there itself..

Pragya frowns and tells abhi," abhi tell him to get down...I will come with you"

Ranbir's pov;
Oh god she is asking this much sweetly, I am sure Bhai will tell me to get down..I should do something..

Ra: fatty..you tell your boyfriend to drop you ..

Abhi gets the glass from her and drinks lassi ..

Pr: boyfriend?

Ra: Haan...that red shirt

Pragya turns and sees that boy and leans near abhi and Ranbir and says," we both are waiting for the same bus, so he was just talking to me about Indian politics and economy..."

Ra: so he is not your boyfriend

Pr: no paagal ...

Then she turns and waves at him and then tells ranbir," but looking good naa"

Abhi frowns and tells," ranbir get down"

Ra: no Bhai..

Pr: fine...I will come in bus

Ab: no no fuggy... ranbir

Ra: bhai

Ab: fuggy...we three will adjust

Pr: if police catches

Ab: I will manage

Pr: okay

Saying she got the glass from him and goes to return it..

While coming she hi-fi's with that boy infuriating abhi...

Pr: I will sit in the middle

Saying she sits on the bike...

Abhi starts the bike

Ra: why are you always coming in-between me and my brother..

Pr: why are you always fighting with me for your Bhai... don't you know he is my abhi

Saying she hugged abhi..

Ra: everything is only till my bhai gets married, then he will become someone's...

Abhi waited for hearing pragya's reply but she remained silent,. He sensed pragya tightening the hug , slowly she leaned over his back and gets lost in her thoughts..

Suddenly a dog crossed the bike so abhi applied a sudden brake..

Pragya and Ranbir holds abhi's shoulder tightly due to the sudden brake..

Pr: if you don't know to drive then come back I will drive...

Ab: hello lady Jackie Chan.. keep quiet and sit behind or else

Pr: or else what will you do

Abhi increased the speed...

Pragya looks at him through the side mirror and says," I am not scared"

Abhi smiles knowing the deep meaning behind her simple words...she trust him more than he trust himself...

Then the three reached home..

Pragya comes out of Baba's room and says," bye paagal...bye abhi ."

Abhi holds her hand and made her to sit on the couch and showed the nail cutter Infront of her..

Pragya protests," no abhi.. don't cut ... "

Ab: see here...

Saying he showed his shoulder area near neck..

Pragya sees the scratch and says," nail imprints"

She teasingly asks," naughty boy...who did like this"

Abhi glares at her and cuts her nails inspite of her protests..

Three weeks later, pragya is sitting with rhea and talking with abhi in video call..

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To be continued...

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